4000 CAE Vocabulary List

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v. contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally

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n. a person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides;  sixpence

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n. beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace

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a. not permanent; not lasting

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n. gentleness; softness; affection; tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings

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n. a row of houses built in a similar style; a level shelf of land with steep slopes

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a. earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land

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v. frighten; fill with terror

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n. the fit of irritation; petty quarrel; liquor, especially, a small draught of liquor

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n. wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood